Tony Cooper
2017-07-20 15:07:46 UTC
"Hard news" is a term that means serious news concerning politics,
foreign affairs, and important events. Human interest stories, gossip
about figures in the entertainment world, and other fluff pieces are
not hard news.
In the US, hard news is often about one of the raging controversies
created by our President or one of his family members.
In Canada, hard news is that Canada's governor general lightly touched
the Queen's elbow to ensure that she didn't slip on the steps at
London's Canada House during a visit. Compounding this grievous
breach of protocol, he did the same thing twice...once when she
arrived and once when she left.
In the UK, hard news is that "Kate" wore an appropriate dress when
visiting Stutthof concentration camp in Poland. Not that anyone
expected her to wear anything inappropriate, but the media wanted
everyone to know that she was attired both fashionably and
appropriately.
It must be nice to live in a country where political figures limit
their grabbing to the elbows of elderly ladies or where reporters have
nothing to distract them from fashion observations.
foreign affairs, and important events. Human interest stories, gossip
about figures in the entertainment world, and other fluff pieces are
not hard news.
In the US, hard news is often about one of the raging controversies
created by our President or one of his family members.
In Canada, hard news is that Canada's governor general lightly touched
the Queen's elbow to ensure that she didn't slip on the steps at
London's Canada House during a visit. Compounding this grievous
breach of protocol, he did the same thing twice...once when she
arrived and once when she left.
In the UK, hard news is that "Kate" wore an appropriate dress when
visiting Stutthof concentration camp in Poland. Not that anyone
expected her to wear anything inappropriate, but the media wanted
everyone to know that she was attired both fashionably and
appropriately.
It must be nice to live in a country where political figures limit
their grabbing to the elbows of elderly ladies or where reporters have
nothing to distract them from fashion observations.
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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida